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Frederick W. “Fred” Arents

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Frederick W. “Fred” Arents Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
27 May 1863 (aged 22–23)
Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, Florida, USA
Burial
Gadsden County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.703925, Longitude: -84.8434361
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Name: Frederick W. Arents
Ships: Second Assistant Engineer
Residence: Key West FL.

CSA Navy - Killed when the CSS Chattahoochee exploded May 27, 1863. Buried here with other crew members May 28, 1863.Frederick W. Arents, born New York, 1840; son of Shippen and Jane Arents; family moved to Richmond, Virginia, after 1850; previous service as private, company D, 1st Virginia Artillery (2nd Virginia Artillery/3rd company Howitzers); participated in the land battles around Richmond, in the summer of 1862; transferred, in early, 1863, to the Confederate States Navy, as 3rd Assistant Engineer; killed in boiler explosion aboard CSS Chattahoochee, Apalachicola River, Florida, May 27, 1863; buried at the First United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Florida.
Name: Frederick W. Arents
Ships: Second Assistant Engineer
Residence: Key West FL.

CSA Navy - Killed when the CSS Chattahoochee exploded May 27, 1863. Buried here with other crew members May 28, 1863.Frederick W. Arents, born New York, 1840; son of Shippen and Jane Arents; family moved to Richmond, Virginia, after 1850; previous service as private, company D, 1st Virginia Artillery (2nd Virginia Artillery/3rd company Howitzers); participated in the land battles around Richmond, in the summer of 1862; transferred, in early, 1863, to the Confederate States Navy, as 3rd Assistant Engineer; killed in boiler explosion aboard CSS Chattahoochee, Apalachicola River, Florida, May 27, 1863; buried at the First United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Florida.


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